• DocumentCode
    3299972
  • Title

    High Q inductors in a SiGe BiMOS process utilizing a thick metal process add-on module

  • Author

    Groves, Rob ; Malinowski, John ; Volant, Rich ; Jadus, Dale

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Microelectron., Hopewell Junction, NY, USA
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    149
  • Lastpage
    152
  • Abstract
    Design tradeoffs for the optimization of inductor Q have been analyzed, and thick metallization has been identified as the most promising technology enhancement. Peak Qs approaching 19 have been demonstrated using thick metal
  • Keywords
    BIMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; MMIC; Q-factor; UHF integrated circuits; inductors; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit metallisation; semiconductor materials; BiMOS process; SiGe; design tradeoffs; high Q inductors; inductor Q optimisation; metallization; technology enhancement; thick metal process add-on module; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Conductivity; Dielectric substrates; Germanium silicon alloys; Inductors; Metallization; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Silicon germanium; Spirals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
  • Conference_Location
    Minneapolis, MN
  • ISSN
    1088-5714-0
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5712-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BIPOL.1999.803547
  • Filename
    803547